diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/GeyserConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/GeyserConfig.java
index 5dadce9cd..bba928f3e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/GeyserConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/GeyserConfig.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.geysermc.geyser.api.network.BedrockListener;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.api.network.RemoteServer;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.network.GameProtocol;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.text.AsteriskSerializer;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.text.GeyserLocale;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.util.CooldownUtils;
 import org.spongepowered.configurate.interfaces.meta.Exclude;
 import org.spongepowered.configurate.interfaces.meta.Field;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public interface GeyserConfig {
 
     @Comment("The default locale if we don't have the one the client requested. If set to \"system\", the system's language will be used.")
     @NonNull
-    @DefaultString("system")
+    @DefaultString(GeyserLocale.SYSTEM_LOCALE)
     String defaultLocale();
 
     @Comment("Allows custom skulls to be displayed. Keeping them enabled may cause a performance decrease on older/weaker devices.")
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/text/GeyserLocale.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/text/GeyserLocale.java
index ad9e05342..acef5cc98 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/text/GeyserLocale.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/text/GeyserLocale.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 public class GeyserLocale {
+    public static final String SYSTEM_LOCALE = "system";
 
     /**
      * If we determine the default locale that the user wishes to use, use that locale
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public class GeyserLocale {
      */
     public static void finalizeDefaultLocale(GeyserImpl geyser) {
         String newDefaultLocale = geyser.config().defaultLocale();
-        if ("system".equals(newDefaultLocale)) {
+        if (SYSTEM_LOCALE.equals(newDefaultLocale)) {
             // We want to use the system locale which is already loaded
             return;
         }